Originally Posted by
Zephyr11
I don't know, Kevrider, those pedals kind of seem like the worst of both worlds. You get SPDs on one side only, and Murphy's Law says that when you're riding clipless, the wrong side will be the one pointing up, so you'll have to flip them. Then the platforms on the other side are those crappy platforms that don't even have pins, and you don't stick to for crap. I guess they still beat toe straps though, but as far as I'm concerned, the choices are either regular clipless pedals or a good pair of platforms.
the spd side weighs more, so it always rotates down. not a tragedy tho, you flip one and clip in before you pedal off. and since the other side is a cage, it's not hard to keep your other foot on the pedal until you're ready to flip it over. i think the metal cages are pretty grippy. i have some of these on my commuter machine, they never give me a problem when i wear tennies and pedal on the flat side.
that said, as far as i'm concerned, the best option for mtn biking is to go straight clipless.